Summer Camp(2016)
2016 · Alberto Marini · 81 min
Four American counsellors at a European summer camp must deal with the outbreak of a rage-inducing plague that starts in the animals.
Horror
5.6201 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Summer Camp scares
You get a tense, jittery feeling as normal people start turning violent one by one, and you're never sure who's safe to be around. The pace picks up fast once the outbreak starts, turning into a chase movie with people running and fighting to survive rather than a slow, creepy build. The threat here is a disease, not ghosts or monsters, so the fear feels grounded and physical instead of eerie. It's more of a fun, adrenaline-driven scare than something that will haunt you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Summer Camp rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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Starts as a breezy hangout that curdles fast into escalating chaos, with the back half staying loud almost non-stop through to a frantic ending.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Summer Camp?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Summer Camp rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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